Crash data is reminder that safety is personalHealthy Highways By Lt. Col. John LeBlanc Executive Director, Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Governor’s Highway Safety Representative There was a lot that we found encouraging in the recent ...

Vitter via video is risky campaign optionIt’s anyone’s guess which was worse: that all of the other candidates for governor stood up and walked off stage before U.S. Sen. David Vitter started his speech, or that half of the audience had e...

Affluence Apartheid in AmericaAnd now for a few choice words concerning my recent demotion to the status of second-class citizen. The amazing thing is how quickly my metamorphosis into Cockroachlandia occurred. One minute, I'm ...

The making of a budget war beginsIf you squint just so, and look out with the right kind of eyes, you can almost see the Legislature unfurling the skull and crossbones of the Jolly Roger. Lawmakers with swords between teeth are on...

The new political ice age“And that’s it for sports.” “Thank you Robert for the fascinating premier of your exclusive in-depth Channel 7, twelve-part series on underinflated balls, Can’t wait to see what balls you have for ...

Satire Returns: Raging ModerateDecades after being dismissed by George S. Kaufman as a genre that "closes on Saturday night," satire, like the measles and mumps, is making a comeback. And in many quarters, remains the most feare...

Letter to the EditorDear Editor, In response to the Slice of Life column by Joe Darby in the Natchitoches Times edition Jan. 15, I must say thank you for the introduction to your fur-kids and for the beautiful sentime...